At one point, anyone in L.A. County could get a test. Now, public health officials say priority for testing is being placed on those who are showing symptoms, work in a high-risk environment or have come in contact with a person known to have been exposed.
Public and private schools must prepare for students to continue learning remotely, L.A.County public health director tells superintendents.In addition to the shift in testing protocol, health officials are also recommending that individuals quarantine for 14 days after a possible exposure to the virus, even if they have received a negative test result during that time.
Ann Lee — the co-founder of the nonprofit organization Community Organized Relief Effort, or CORE, which oversees testing at Dodger Stadium and five other locations in Los Angeles — said it can take about two weeks to launch a new testing site capable of serving 2,500 people. The process would require a city or county to procure and lease a location.
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